COTTON-WOOL. 



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Price. ^pp^"'^'^' 



The present medium prices of kupas and ruee in the 

 markets are : 



Ben. Si. as. 



OfRarreahkupas, permaundofSo sicca-weight, 4 8 of ruee i8 



Nurmah .... ditto ditto 4 8 ditto 18 



Munnoah . . . ditto ditto 2 o ditto 16 



As the price of the ruee bears exactly the same propor- 

 tion to the rate of kupas which seems to allow nothing for 

 the labour of cleansing, it may be proper to observe that 

 the sale of the husks, seeds, &c., very amply defrays that 

 expense. The seed is used to feed cattle and other pur- 

 poses. 



Benares cotton is this season dearer considerably than 

 usual, as is alleged from the unfavourable season of last 

 year, the rains having set in late in 1788, and also from 

 the drought that took place in October, November, and 

 December, which cramped or kept back the growth of 

 the plants in many places, and hence rendered them less 

 productive than in former years. During the sowing- 

 time, if the rain begin well and the following seasons be 

 commonly propitious, the medium rates are 



Rs. a. 



Rarreah kupas, per maund of 80 sicca- weight, 3 o ruee 12 



Nurmah ditto ditto 3 ^ 12 



Munnoah ditto ditto 14 10 



On the other hand, when cotton is reckoned very dear, 

 from unfavourable seasons or otherwise, it is 



Rarreah kupas 5 o ruee 20 



Nurmah 50 20 



Munnoah 24 18 



At the time of harvest {viz. March to June,) the price 

 of cotton is lower than at any other period of the year ; in 



January 



